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Haskell Mini-Patterns Handbook

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Re: Haskell Mini-Patterns Handbook

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The whole "this code is problematic because... " section on Boolean blindness reminds me of the worst caricatures of left-wing narratives of oppression based on PhD-level Critical Theory.

Look, a lot of the other patterns are interesting but I really think that if you are getting into criticising code because it has "Boolean blindness" you are probably getting a bit lost in navel gazing. Do you really have nothing better to do?

Re: Haskell Mini-Patterns Handbook

#9

The whole "this code is problematic because... " section on Boolean blindness reminds me of the worst caricatures of left-wing narratives of oppression based on PhD-level Critical Theory. Look, a lot of the other patterns are interesting but I really think that if you are getting into criticising code because it has "Boolean blindness" you are probably getting a bit lost in navel gazing. Do you really have nothing be…

do you have any criticisms with actual substance? why do you consider those techniques "navel gazing"?

Re: Haskell Mini-Patterns Handbook

#10

The whole "this code is problematic because... " section on Boolean blindness reminds me of the worst caricatures of left-wing narratives of oppression based on PhD-level Critical Theory. Look, a lot of the other patterns are interesting but I really think that if you are getting into criticising code because it has "Boolean blindness" you are probably getting a bit lost in navel gazing. Do you really have nothing be…

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